Domestic Box Office For Dec 18, 2009
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Avatar | $26,752,099 | - | - | 3,452 | $7,749 | $26,752,099 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 1 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,419,258 | +147.5% | -51.3% | 3,475 | $983 | $35,951,030 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | The Blind Side | $3,181,301 | +142.2% | -32.7% | 3,407 | $933 | $157,885,546 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $2,338,392 | - | - | 2,718 | $860 | $2,338,392 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,387,458 | +92.4% | -43.2% | 3,035 | $457 | $271,578,179 | 29 | Summit Entertainment |
| 6 | 4 | Invictus | $1,331,881 | +81.7% | -54.4% | 2,125 | $626 | $13,006,666 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 3 | A Christmas Carol | $955,084 | +13% | -44.2% | 2,070 | $461 | $128,324,974 | 43 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 11 | Up in the Air | $931,546 | +255.6% | +41.5% | 175 | $5,323 | $5,937,465 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Brothers | $899,753 | +87.3% | -45.3% | 2,009 | $447 | $20,360,494 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | 8 | Old Dogs | $713,359 | +105.5% | -42.5% | 2,630 | $271 | $41,998,255 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | 2012 | $644,209 | +66.8% | -46.7% | 2,242 | $287 | $157,468,317 | 36 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 9 | Armored | $426,205 | +49.1% | -61.4% | 1,538 | $277 | $13,396,228 | 15 | Screen Gems |
| 13 | 13 | Precious | $357,236 | +125.4% | -6.4% | 1,003 | $356 | $39,237,907 | 43 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 10 | Ninja Assassin | $282,651 | -0.3% | -64.7% | 1,155 | $244 | $35,769,739 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 17 | The Road | $204,594 | +239.9% | +40.1% | 396 | $516 | $4,471,269 | 24 | - |
| 16 | 14 | Planet 51 | $203,375 | +31.1% | -57.3% | 1,349 | $150 | $37,890,008 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 12 | Everybody's Fine | $188,899 | -16.6% | -72.4% | 1,003 | $188 | $8,442,886 | 15 | Miramax |
| 18 | 15 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $162,229 | +16.1% | -52.5% | 540 | $300 | $16,949,204 | 36 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 16 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $124,578 | +9.2% | -49% | 404 | $308 | $9,082,813 | 50 | Apparition |
| 20 | - | Nine | $86,229 | - | - | 4 | $21,557 | $86,229 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $65,240 | - | - | 307 | $212 | $122,794,910 | 92 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 20 | Couples Retreat | $53,005 | +103.8% | -35% | 294 | $180 | $107,745,620 | 71 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | - | The Young Victoria | $45,864 | - | - | 20 | $2,293 | $45,864 | 1 | Apparition |
| 24 | 25 | Me and Orson Welles | $44,193 | +167.2% | +9% | 134 | $329 | $437,746 | 24 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 25 | 19 | A Single Man | $38,897 | +49.3% | -37.7% | 9 | $4,321 | $371,247 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | 21 | Law Abiding Citizen | $25,453 | +12.3% | -51.8% | 151 | $168 | $72,381,915 | 64 | Overture Films |
| 27 | 23 | A Serious Man | $25,219 | +21.7% | -30.4% | 117 | $215 | $8,821,782 | 78 | Focus Features |
| 28 | 18 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $25,015 | -9.9% | -57.8% | 207 | $120 | $31,786,533 | 43 | Overture Films |
| 29 | 27 | Crazy Heart | $24,806 | +95.7% | - | 4 | $6,201 | $50,138 | 3 | - |
| 30 | 32 | Paranormal Activity | $24,208 | +230.3% | +29.1% | 237 | $102 | $107,538,593 | 85 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 24 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $21,233 | +12% | +1.3% | 17 | $1,249 | $315,069 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 26 | The Fourth Kind | $21,225 | +51% | -49.8% | 133 | $159 | $25,224,680 | 43 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 35 | Astro Boy | $18,018 | +431.8% | +101.8% | 252 | $71 | $19,106,533 | 57 | Summit Entertainment |
| 34 | 22 | The Boat That Rocked | $17,057 | -24.4% | -63.3% | 242 | $70 | $7,787,851 | 36 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 31 | Where the Wild Things Are | $14,702 | +60.2% | -25.7% | 123 | $119 | $75,747,752 | 64 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 29 | The Lovely Bones | $13,101 | +33.5% | -69.9% | 3 | $4,367 | $168,691 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 37 | 30 | The Box | $12,528 | +32.5% | -48.2% | 131 | $95 | $14,933,779 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 28 | Under the Sea 3D | $10,388 | -17.9% | -27.2% | 26 | $399 | $19,112,646 | 309 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 33 | Amelia | $6,043 | +8.9% | -54.1% | 65 | $92 | $14,159,372 | 57 | - |
| 40 | 41 | The Maid | $4,091 | +122.9% | -12.1% | 19 | $215 | $454,440 | 64 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 41 | 36 | New York, I Love You | $1,856 | -43.4% | -65% | 11 | $168 | $1,581,647 | 64 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 42 | 51 | Oh My God | $598 | +63.4% | +52.9% | 1 | $598 | $36,742 | 36 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 43 | 48 | Good Hair | $533 | -9.2% | -68.5% | 6 | $88 | $4,143,255 | 71 | Roadside Attractions |
| 44 | 40 | The Slammin' Salmon | $372 | -83.5% | -96.7% | 3 | $124 | $36,695 | 8 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 45 | 50 | The September Issue | $347 | -23.1% | -74.5% | 4 | $86 | $3,811,026 | 113 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | 47 | Kurbaan | $263 | -69.1% | -88.8% | 3 | $87 | $753,035 | 29 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 52 | That Evening Sun | $156 | +122.9% | -15.7% | 1 | $156 | $47,493 | 43 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 48 | - | From Mexico with Love | $42 | - | - | 2 | $21 | $548,540 | 71 | Roadside Attractions |
